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pamphlet written in 1966 by Robert Bashlow and

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. It was also published in book format. The text reels through dozens of ways that young men facing conscription during the

could avoid service. Kupferberg leaves no societal

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unscathed in this anti-war pamphlet, which is considered one of the most notable antiwar publications. Donald L. Simons, in his autobiography ''I Refuse: Memories of a Vietnam War Objector'', wrote "It is not possible to determine how many men successfully fooled the system, but stories of attempts, and how to do it, became part of the Sixties culture. The most famous examples were

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's classic folk song, "

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", and the book, ''1001 Ways to Beat the Draft''. The pamphlet was published originally by Oliver Layton Press, New York; Kupferberg also printed it under his publishing label, Birth Press, and an illustrated version from Grove Press came out in 1967. Kupferberg published other humorous lists in the same format, including ''1001 Ways to Live Without Working'' and ''1001 Ways to Make Love''. An excerpt was included in Viking Press' ''Portable Beat Reader''Editor

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researcher, included an excerpt of Kupferberg's ''1001 Ways to Beat the Draft'' for the

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''Portable Beat Reader'' (1992)

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# Grope J. Edgar Hoover in the silent halls of Congress. # Get thee to a nunnery. # Fly to the moon and refuse to come home. # Die. # Become Secretary of Defense. # Become Secretary of State. # Become Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare. # Show a li'l tit. # Castrate yourself. # Staple your eyelids shut. # Move to Canada. # Fake mental retardation. # Fake a medical condition # Fake a severe medical condition # Dig a hole and hide...

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''1001 Ways to Beat the Draft''
Digitized copy of the original pamphlet from HathiTrust (1966).

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Anti-war books Anti-war works Beat Generation Opposition to United States involvement in the Vietnam War Humor-related lists Pamphlets 1966 documents 1966 in military history The Fugs Draft evasion {{Vietnam-war-book-stub

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